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The '''Java [[platform (computing)|Platform]]''' is the name for a computing environment from [[Sun Microsystems]] which can run applications developed using the standard [[Java programming language]] and set of development tools. In this case, the platform is not a specific hardware or operating system, but rather an execution engine called a [[virtual machine]], and a set of standard libraries which provide common functionality.

The platform is properly called the '''Java 2 Platform''' although the "2" is to be dropped [http://java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/javaone2005/naming.html], and includes both a Standard Edition or [[J2SE]] (soon to be Java SE), an [[Enterprise]] Edition or [[J2EE]] (soon to be Java EE), and a Micro Edition or [[J2ME]] (soon to be Java ME). The current version of the Java 2 platform is alternatively specified as version 1.5 or version 5 (both refer to the same version). A good overview of the myriad of technologies that makes up the Java 2 Platform can be found on the [http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/index.html JDK Documentation Page].

== Java technologies ==